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US Navy blocks tanker in Gulf of Oman
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US launches defensive strikes against Iranian island, escalating the ongoing blockade operations in the Gulf of Oman.
US forces disable the Botswana-flagged tanker M/T Lexie with a Hellfire missile to prevent it from reaching Kharg Island, marking the sixth vessel disabled under the blockade.